Features, activities and land uses

I beleive that Glebe Island is the perfect opportunity to expand Sydney's tourist features, as that's what I beleive sydney is all about. Within the heart of the harbour and creating a new Cruise terminal along side a new darling harbour this would be the next destination of sydneys heart with perfect views of the city skyline and harbour bridge it would create a new image of Sydney. To soround the new cruise terminal with a doll image would leave tourist with an bad taste of sydney. I would also agree on creating a sporting venue like the Australian open etc etc. Basically any type of scenario that would attract tourist.

I think White Bay should be more foreshore park land, making the Balmain Peninsula a very green area. I also think the old POWER STATION should be utilised somehow. It;'s such an iconic structure of the inner west, and could be turned into something useful or culturally relevant. A performance space such as the Newtown Carriage Works, or a farmers market.

What’s wrong with keeping our heritage? I can remember a fantastic night when East Darling Harbour was still being used for cargo, one of those giant container boats was maneuvering into dock on a gorgeous, sunny late Sydney afternoon. Everyone on Pyrmont Bridge stopped to watch. Cameras flashed. Tourists wiled away a few magic minutes. They knew they were seeing something really special, something you don’t see in hardly any other major world city.

Its a real shame that we have lost most of that. Don’t sanitize White Bay! Ms Keneally, you are not going to keep the seat of Balmain, the Libs and their allies the Greens are now too strong in that yuppified “new Mosman”. So why not do something brave instead?

At least keep some of our heritage – a working harbour. Future generations and the rest of Sydney will thank you.

The White Bay Power Station has to go. What an eyesore! Whilst an enthusiastic supporter of conserving Australia's industrial heritage, I cannot agree with those who believe this building to be worth preservation. It is badly built, ugly, irrelevant, obstructive and lacks historical significance. Old power stations are a dime a dozen throughout the country - but who's expressing much, if any concern about them? Nowhere have I come across such an ill-informed and misguided push to preserve for preservation's sake. If anything is to be preserved, it should be the area's original natural state.

This area is screaming out for parkland. Tourism in this area makes little sense. I wouldn't think too many people would like to see another Darling Harbour or similar venture. I certainly don't. Wouldn't it be novel to improve the foreshore's green space?

There's a great opportunity to use the White Bay Power Station in a similar manner London's Tate Modern, built in another former power station.

The White Bay Power Station is part of our history and our culture. It is fascinating to walk through and see a part of history which we will never see again. In order to make the most of this historic site, I believe we could incorporate it into a parklands with where visitors could walk and enjoy the harbour views and relive history at the same time with tours of the power station. Parklands provide more open space in a build up area. Another Darling Harbour type venture would destory the area and we don't need a retial/commercial area as we already have one at Birkinhead and again the infrastructure is already overloaded with cars and people.

The greatest opportunity presented by this area is the possibility of continuous foreshore access by pedestrians, cyclists and passive watercraft. This will only be possible if industry is not inlcuded in this plan.

Lets look at whats already taking place on the foreshore of Rozelle & Blackwattle bays:

The Bicentenial Park foreshore walk - Good

The Dry Boat Storage and Marina Facility - Bad

Residential buildings with public foreshore access - Good

Lets go with the good in this new area by building residential with a 30 - 50 metre waterfront buffer and park all the way around. The Old Glebe Island Swing more…

I believe this creates an enormous opportunity to revitalise the ecology of our bays area and connect in our daily lives to our unique Australian nature. Something that is easily pushed to the background in city life. A shared recreation and environmental area can be created which fits in perfectly with the Sydney 2030 objectives. Creating a loop by using the Glebe Island Bridge as a recreational pathway, would increase the attractivity of the area tremendously. Entertainment and activities based on sustainable practice and education would fit in really well.

I miss the big boats. If we can't have the car carrier or container ships, at least cruise boats are better than nothing. This is NOT just about local residents' wishes, and I am one. The area is a resource for the whole of Sydney, and deep harbours are vital to our economy – and in the end, the well being of ALL of us.

We should not lose sight of that. Those people clamoring for a park and open space for us lucky few who live nearby are being very selfish. The boats and the associated industries were there a long time before most of us were.

We knew that when we moved in, didn't we?

I think we should try to find an example of this kind of area where redevelopment has been a success. In my view, Darling Harbour is a disaster never to be repeated, and Docklands in Melbourne is a failure - not built on a human scale, and too disconnected from anything else.

Any other suggestions from international experiences? The nearest examples I can think of are old World Expo sites, which almost uniformly have been stuffed up - South Bank in Brisbane keeps getting re-done, Lisbon has no-one there etc.

White Bay is a great opportunity to do what has not been done properly in sydney before - to create a harbourside precinct that blends tourism, retail, open space and brings vitality. The cruise terminal if it has to move from Barrangaroo ( and not sure why that decision was made) should be integrated into a multi purpose building - that also is a convention facility and perhaps a hotel. There should be retail that is used by the locals and brings people from around he city - perhaps a themed precinct - providores, wine merchants,coffee. If the power station needs to be preserved - a sculpture gallery or something iconic. Plan it all together not bit by bit so it is a dogs breakfast . We have enough of that.

Given that the Light Rail runs very close and there is an established Rail facility servicing White Bay, would it not make sense for the Light Rail to be extended to serve the White Bay area, as opposed to the proposed Metro. Surely this could be done for a fraction of the cost, given the existing facilities. I am sure it would be possible for the light rail to service the northern end of the CBD too. Regards other land uses It would be nice to see a mixture but well planned scheme in the area. Utmost it would be nice if the immediate foreshore were available to the public especially on the White Bay aspect of the bays precinct as this is a narrow component of land and already over trafficked part of the area. Glebe Island could meet the more commercial requirements of the scheme, whether that is a ferry terminal, other tourist attraction, extension of the CBD or minor industry. By establishing the light rail this would provide the necessary infrastructure to support such a scheme. In summary I hope it is not a piecemeal approach and local residential impact is considered in whatever is decided.

A number of us local residents believe the White Bay power station is a total eyesore. We believe that heritage is important and maintaining iconic places/buildings etc for prosperity is valuable and important ... however the White Bay Power Station is certainly not something that is 'beautiful'!

We believe the land/area provides an excellent opportunity to expand the Sydney (and Australian) tourist market and with this in mind, we strongly supported the once talked about idea of a Disneyland. Indeed, Disneyland or a similar entertainment park/precinct would be a wonderful addition to this area.

I would like it to used as part working harbour. A passenger terminal should be a must. The area doesn't have enough sporting ovals for the amount of teams in the area. The fish markets could be relocated there. Definitely no housing or hi rise. White Bay power station can stay or go. I'm not fussed but if it goes I hope someone has the foresight to extend Mullens Street and link it near the Anzac Bridge to avoid that bottleneck in the peak periods.

Whatever the outcome, it is not going to please everybody. I just hope they get it right.

This may be more of idea from left field and admittedly the cost (upfront at least) could be high. The idea has 2 parts:

First, is to remove the old cold fired internals from the powerstation and replace with a small high efficiency gas turbine.

Second, convert the leftover space inside the powerstation into lecture theatres, labs, conference rooms, student accomodation and run the small gas plant as a working tafe/university where students can work/live on site with the focus of the facility being clean energy research.

The benefits are that the power produced could be sold during peak demand periods or backup CBD power supply (or possibly to power the new metro lines??) and cover the cost of training the students.

I'm not advocating a dirty big powerstation right on the harbour but many european cities have small gas powered units in urban areas and a wide range of skills could be supported( welders, boilermakers, mechanical / structural/ electrical / aero engineers,etc...)

Don't know what everyone else thinks but I think it could be a great opportunity for technical education...could be even better if they put a metro station there too!!

The point of the White Bay wharves, at the end of Wharf 6 should be preserved as a park, in keeping with the use of almost all points in the harbour. It has a curved bay with access to the water, unlike a lot of other recently created parks, and would be ideal for launching and landing canoes and kayaks. The extensive park across the water at Pyrmont has little, if any, access to the water. There is an existing structure which could incorporate a shark net to allow safe swimming. Contrary to what has become the official position, there are still a lot of dangerous sharks in the harbour. It is still not too late to pay some go-away money to Baileys, if the Govt has stupidly painted itself into a corner. A surprisingly large amount of money was found to turn Balast Point into a treeless monstrosity.

I beleive the area should be a blend of uses, that is the only way to ensure a vibrant living area. In doing this though it needs to be done in a way that creates an attractive area that people want to spend time in and enjoy.

My ideas area as follows.

1) Residential should be part of the soliution, and the best area is the Rozelle railyards as these could easily be re-developed into residential. In doing this we must ensure that it is done in line with the rest of the area which is a set of unique dwellings and more…

How about using the area to create community gardens and allotments available to all Sydney residents and make Sydney the first truly sustainable city of the future. Don't build sanitised parks for the benefit of the yachting brigade, or noisy pubs and bars for the young. Here is an opportunity to create a network of gardens that people can reclaim as their own and use to grow food.

OK, so I won’t suggest “working harbour.” That’ll just attract all those snotty thumbs down.

So we don’t like to know about what makes out society tick, gives us the money to buy our Chinese bicycles, feed our labradoodles, landscape our parks.

Heaven forbid that see we where our new cars come from. Or (horror!) made...

Funny thing though – that deep water harbour, those port facilities, those silos, the boat building facilities and a lot more industry now gone were all here before ANY of us purchased property in the area.

Look closely, into your hearts, before you post.

Forget the housing idea. It will end up overbuilt, packed out and ghetto-like as with so many other places (eg Jacksons Landing, Woolstonecraft etc)

We just cant do decent harbourside housing developments, due to useless planning authorities and developer greed.

Why not have a simple overall policy....that ALL foreshore that becomes available,anywhere on the harbour, be turned into parklands, incorporating some open public spaces

(a la Centennial park?) for community events (if considered necessary)

What about a club with a music venue. It could be a family friendly, casual lunch place during the day with a view and a balcony. Then be a music venue at night. We need more music venues in the inner west. Let’s support our local music scene.

Notice how there are not many comments for more residential

What about a club with a music venue. It could be a family friendly, casual lunch place during the day with a view and a balcony. Then be a music venue at night. We need more music venues in the inner west. Let’s support our local music scene.

Notice how there are not many comments for more residential

Oh...I see what's going on now...Firstly agree to the Tourist Terminal and then open up a forum which asks us for big ideas...to go with the Tourist Terminal. Everyone talking about transporting people into the city etc. won't have to worry about the traffic because I believe that whatever ends up around the Power Station area is going to be fit for purpose for tourists, not residents.

So in that case we should probably do the opposite of what Darling Harbour has to offer...which is basically a large shopping centre for tourists. While its outdoor experiences are all great, the more…

This may sounds like a bizarre idea but what about something green such as a botanical garden? Imagine another fabulous garden on the harbour.

We also don't have something such as a petting zoo anywhere nearby (I guess the closest children of the city get is the horse riding at Moore Park?) how about some kind of area where children can interact with their environment and animals.

Definitely not another Darling Harbour! I think we need a mixture of working harbour maritime activity although not a big marina for power boats. Walking paths, bike paths, open space, bushland, parkland, places for children and young people to play and congregate, places for artists and creative endeavours, support for recreational boating such as rowing, paddling and sailing, if there is residential, low rise, smart design, sustainable, public art and sculpture, opportunities for sport and recreation eg tennis courts, some commercial activity, perhaps purpose-build offices for NGOs. Make it people-friendly and it will be enjoyed by locals and tourists alike. I would prefer not to see it used for cruise ships - Barangaroo would be preferable for this purpose.

What about extending Sydney's ferry network to this area of the harbour? If we're all for integrated transport then the Blackwattle Bay/Rozelle Bay/White Bay/Glebe Island area is one of two areas of the harbour completely lacking in passenger water transport (the other is Middle Harbour, but that's for another forum).

The Pyrmont Bay ferry is very popular with tourists but doesn't get much use apart from that - why not either extend it into these areas, or create a new route from scratch?

Wharves could be located (initially) at:

• off Refinery Drive, Pyrmont

• Sydney Fish Market site

• end of Glebe Pt Road

As other areas are developed (e.g. White Bay) an extra wharf or two can be added.

The light rail would be another perfect mode of transport to extend here. The rail entrance is already there - use it and build a branch line into the area. If you are going to have residential here, keep the cars out as much as possible. Give people a reason not to use their cars.

Darling Harbour and Docklands are NOT what this area should be. Docklands is dry and lifeless, no one goes in there and they had to extend the tram routes deliberately to get people there (and they still don't want to go in there except if they work there). Darling Harbour is great for tourists but lacks a lot otherwise.

We need something iconic here (and I mean iconic, not kitch) - the tip of Glebe Island would be perfect. How about a museum of Aboriginal culture and art, something Australia doesn't have and sorely needs? A proper opera theatre for Sydney (leaving the Opera House as a concert venue or venue for smaller productions?) Tennis Centre (demolish the awful concrete ghetto at Homebush)? Soccer stadium?

I believe that Glebe Island and White Bay should remain as a working port for non dangerous goods for the following reasons.

1. It has current deep water access for large ships so no dredging is required.

2. An ideal transport hub for goods. I think that the transport for goods to this area is ideal. It has an existing railway line that is double tracked all the way to the main goods line at Dulwich Hill. Which means it could handle more rail traffic than the current port at Botany. The Port Botany rail line often becomes tied up with more…

We are faced with a massive change in the way that we manage our cities due to a necessary adjustment in our lifestyle for Climate Change. There is no option but to make these changes before it is to late for all of us.

This area represents an opportunity to establish a sustainable community in our city.

An precinct that can measure its emissions

An precinct that can reduce the carbon footprint of all its residents

An precinct that can be a showcase of what is possible.

where residents don't have to get into a car to shop or drop the kids off

Where there is a regular ferry service to the City

Where there is elements of the maritime uses of the past

Even if it means consolidating our urban environment

I'm not opposed to an entertainment and tourist precinct but I think we should try to avoid replicating Darling Harbour as it presents as a mass of overdeveloped built form which is beginning to look tired and outdated. I'm not opposed to development but I do think the planning and design of specific buildings should be carefully considered so that we can create more icons for Sydney.

I also think that part of the space should be open and accessible to the public to use (i.e park, sport facilities etc). I don't oppose this part of the Harbour being used as a working harbour - subject to appropriate controls for residents etc.

It is essential that this area is serviced by adequate public transport - perhaps the metro?

Where possible the historic industrial buildings associated with the power station should be retained and converted into space such as Carriageworks or open for tourists. I would also like to see the Glebe Island Bridge retained and used as part of a cycle/pedestrian path.

I would like to see the site developed into an International Convention and Exhibition Centre. The site is the pefect location for this to be built. The current site at Darling Harbour is too small. You only need to look at 'Jeffs Shed' and the new Melbourne Convention centre to see how much Sydney is lacking with this type of facility.

Any development in the site should include the extention of the current light rail system to the Balmain peninsular. It would make sense to extend the light rail from Lilyfield up the Peninsular using the current disused rail line.

White Bay is best left as the working harbour area, especially as the current leases for Baileys and the cement/sugar/gypsum bulk terminals will run until 2019/2020 anyway. I would also be happy to have the cruise terminal in White Bay as a further working harbour use for White Bay as this use would be infinitely preferable to the high density residential disasters as have happened at Pyrmont across the water.

Glebe Island is a wonderful opportunity for a strip of waterfront cafes/restaurants similar to King Street Wharf area; the Fish Markets could then be relocated to Glebe Island and become the ultimate tourist destination. The existing fish markets site could become residential as this would suit the current adjacent land use.

One other comment in terms of process- why can't we have an independent development commission assess and approve this whole development similar to the South Australian system so that the precious Sydney Harbour is not subject to pressures due to short term politics and vote buying.

We do not want White Bay and Glebe Island to be another Meriton/Lend Lease/Vivas disaster. An example is the Evolve building rising above the deck of the Anzac Bridge, ugly and out of scale with its surroundings it stands out like a sore thumb from every viewpoint.

The cruise terminal should be incorporated in the Barangaroo site as was originally planned and where the possible extra uses (? function facility) will not affect residents.

Having said that White Bay is the obvious site for the temporary cruise terminal although the current White Bay Berths 4 and 5 with the high bay (the more…

Features - Should include good vistas over the water and City.

Activities - Mixture. Not just leisure, as commercial activity and residential will make it alive on dull days and provide revenue rather than just adding to our taxes in upkeep.

Land uses - Mixed. Must be focussed on sustainability, because we need to start getting serious about this issue now, not just talking. This means creating a self sustaining community. This might include local power generation, possibly linked with local waste disposal. This doesn't always mean burning rubbish, there are other means now. Local sewage treatment and local water re-use, including drinking treated water, sustainable transport via ferry, walking and cycling over the Glebe Island Swing Bridge.

I am glad to find a forum on this. Does anyone know what is going to be done with our comments? It would be good to see some ongoing summary work put up on this site.

My thoughts:

Activities likely to increase water pollution and oil in the water should be avoided in these landlocked sections of the harbour with poor water circulation. It is great to see the inner harbour ecosystem coming back to life!! For water quality reasons, big ships and polluting water craft should be kept as close to the harbour mouth as possible. Would love to see a more…

I'm pleased to see (though limited) support for a working harbour in this forum

I do live nearby, and miss seeing all the big container ships and all the maritime activity. I moved here in the 70s, and I'm sad to see all that go just because some other people came here and decided they preferred to look at Lake Burley Griffin.

I wish they would move to Canberra.

If we can't have the big ships back. at least, please, keep some commercial activity, like the cruise terminal, boat repair, refueling facilities, maybe the navy.

And if that's all a lost cause – then more…

I believe that Darling Harbour is an eyesore and an embarassment to this beautiful city. It is incomprehensible that anyone would want to replicate Darling Harbour at White Bay.

If there is a need for larger convention centres or an overseas passenger terminal such facilities should remain at Darling Harbour.

The Balmain penninsula is a residential area where many young families live.

It would be great to create more spaces on our harbour foreshore that could be accessed and enjoyed by the whole of Sydney - but any development of White Bay and Glebe Island should be in keeping with the beauty and history of the area - not tacky theme parks, mega-malls and convention centres.

Balmain might be a home for young families (debatable), but if so, those kids when they grow up will want both employment and recreational activities. And a place to live.

Mixed commercial and residential is best option for this land. The Cruise Terminal is a good idea too, hopefully it can bring tourists and business to the cafes and shops of Darling St.

And residential development (yes, high rise. That's actually a green way of living). It's environmental folly to force people to live in distant burbs, where they have to drive everywhere. We should develop our cities efficiently along sustainable principles, and this area is perfect for that. Especially with a Metro or light rail.

Lets get on with it!

Firstly, I strongly believe that ALL THE FORESHORE should be reserved for public access. With increasing urban density in Sydney, this land is far too valuable to sell off for short term gain.

As to the remaining areas: I suggest they be MIXED USAGE, including:

Parkland, Retail, medium rise residential, small scale commercial, hotels, sporting and entertainment/cultural.

I caution against zoning the area entirely for one use - look at North Sydney, close to 100% commercial means it is lifeless outside of business hours, or look at Pyrmont, close to 100% residential means that it is lifeless most of the time. Have a look at Darlinghurst, Surry Hills, Newtown, and Leichhardt - thriving inner urban areas. They’re thriving because people want to live, work and play there.

Please whatever happens, please do not allocate the development of the entire area to one developer. A 100% pre-planned development will be a white-elephant (eg Darling Harbour) or has a great chance of corporate blandness like the Truman show.

Lastly, please make it ACCESSIBLE for all of Sydney. Both physically (ie train or ferry) and financially (not just for the toffs who need a waterfront house to moor their yacht).

As to the power station - BULLDOZE the eyesore.

London's Tate modern sounds great, but with the MCA already light on numbers I highly doubt an art gallery will be attractive to the majority of Sydneysiders.

London's Battersea power station is the more appropriate comparison - unused for the past 26 years.

Open up some space, so that at least some of the area can be used for much needed parkland.

affordable housing would be impossible. the location would force the price of an apartment out of reach of regular people. i dont think there should be any residential development (perhaps with the exception along the rail yards) as we shouldnt let it fall into the hands of the super rich.

rather, i think it should be developed into a vibrant district both day and night. Restaurants, cafes, bars, fish markets, small museums, galleries ect. these should be located on glebe island. THe rest of the district could be converted into parklands.

pleeeaaassse do not let this development fall into the hands of one developer. this would ruin to atmosphere and replicate souless darling harbour. rather, we should aim for a diverse, vibrant, exciting entertainment area.

I would like the working harbour (Cruise Boats are ok!) and residential development. Those people who oppose everything (houses, industry, retail, everything that makes out economy and society function) must live in a different part of Sydney.

I am inner west born and bred, and like the mix of waterfront industry and residential. We should extend on our own individual character, not try and turn it into an pristine, expensive, exclusive area like the eastern suburbs.

Judging by how high prices are in Balmain and Rozelle, a lot of people agree with me. And like the area! I do.

PS. wk. above me is on the right track, but I would like to see more housing, especially if it was affordable. The government could force that requirement from developers. MattB's comments and dismissive, insulting comments to another user in a post further up are very strange. There is nothing wrong with commerce and activity on our waterfront. Thats why I live here, and I certainly don't want to look at a still, lifeless harbour.

The bays area is a great opportunity to do something special and lasting for many different groups bearing in mind their different needs

• Locals – green space, access to transport (water and metro / light rail), bicycle & walking paths, play areas for children, access to foreshore

• Sydney people – Balmain powerhouse turned into a cultural and innovation centre with great access by public transport (metro and ferry) and bicycle. It could showcase what is leading edge and part of a world wide community centre of both the arts and innovation

• Visitors to Sydney – I define visitors as those that are in Sydney for more than 5 days, less than this the existing major tourist attractions will suffice. Visitors have more time and will appreciate the walks, green space, access to the harbour, easy transport and the Powerhouse. Some of these people would also be arriving / departing via the Passenger Terminal and would be enticed to come early / stay a while in the local precinct

I believe that this whole business seems to be about killing off Sydney's working harbour heritage. Some aspects of it need to be preserved, irrespective of how much the area's gentrified population scorns its working-class past.

We need to return the car terminal to Glebe Island - it makes no sense to have it at Wollongong, because the cars unloaded there are all trucked back to Sydney, putting countless trucks on the Princes Highway, which is stupid.

We need to revive the freight railway to Glebe Island/White Bay. What dunderhead decided to close it down? We need more freight on trains and more…

A single land use should not dominate. The area should have mixed uses and not simply be an entertainment or tourist precinct.

The Fish Market for example could be the focus of tourism activities as well as other uses.

The foreshore must be open and accessible for walking and cycling and could meet up with Glebe foreshore walk.

Residential components should include affordable housing so the area features poeple from all walks of life (not just upper-middles like Walsh Bay).

The area could include a passenger shipping terminal.

The working harbour aspects should be retained and concentrated to part/s of the precinct. Maritime uses should be retained as part of the area’s history.

The existing rail access could be used for freigh transport. Haven't we learned from past mistakes about removing transport facilities - they can be adapted.

I propose the following:

White Bay:

1) Add some mixed use development here, cafés, restaurants, studios, offices for small companies and light residential.

2) Put a park along the foreshore connecting through to Balmain East ferry point at one end and the Powerstation at the other

White Bay Powerstation:

1) Make this a large mixed use building. I think it is beautiful and with some work could be a real feature to the area. Some nice pubs/hotels, shops and maybe an art gallery at the end of the White bay park and mixed use area would be great

2) Make part of this a station for more…

I haven’t had time to read all the comments, so maybe I’m being repetitive. But the 3 or 4 ones just above seem pretty positive and comprehensive, and I like most of the ideas.

I’m not hostile to some waterfront industry staying and other maritime uses. I think the deep water harbour should definitely be kept, for cruise boats and some cargo/bulk materials. Around White Bay I’d like to see things like the fish market, maybe the ferry depot (the one now at Mort Bay). And recreational boats and repair facilities.

With as much waterfront access, boardwalks etc as possible.

I already live more…

Some of the comments above have stirred a passionate response, but that’s as it should be.

That’s because there’s a lot of money at stake. For developers, sure, that’s a given. But also for the residents, many of whom brought property when it was cheap, and now stand to make massive capital gains. In that sense they have just as much to gain (or lose) by the outcome at White Bay.

But this is not just about the residents (I am one, I’ll repeat that). It’s about our city’s future. A city I love and care for deeply.

This comment will probably one more…

Some great comments have been made that makes you start thinking. Tourism, Cultural, Work environments, Research, Passenger Terminal, Marine uses, sporting ovals, pedestrian links, & foreshore access to name a few. First and foremost I suppose it is best to look at the infrastructure in place or the potential for infrastructure to be put into the Bays Precinct. Clearly there is close access to main arterial roads like Victoria Rd & the City West Link both of which give good access to the North, South, East & West road systems. The first stage of the Metro Rail provides for a more…

This is a great opportunity to fix up the terrible ineffective mismash that is plaguing Blackwattle Bay and allow greater public access to the waterway. Priority should be given to fixing up or relocating the Fish Markets, making space for a boardwalk and cycle/walkpath where possible around the western, southern and eastern shores and either removing or at least consolidating commercial boat and concrete operations.

Fish Markets - The chance to move to a purpose-built facility at Glebe Island would be a good one to take given the current site problems. If the Markets are stuck where they are then there more…